13:00 Chepstow

Friday 8 October 2021

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:25

Andy Stewart Racing's Great Friend Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 1.10s

1^st

Knappers Hill

510-12

2/13f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, slow 1st, went left and slow 4th, soon challenging travelling strongly, edged left and led before last, shaken up flat, stayed on op 1/6 tchd 2/11

2^nd

Pikar

410-11

11/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, went 2nd flat, not able to challenge winner, stayed on

3^rd

2 ¼

The Plimsoll Line

510-12

20/1

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Tracked leader, led briefly 1st, led after 4th, soon joined, headed before not fluent last, lost 2nd flat, no extra towards finish op 16/1

4^th

Earth Business

510-12

5/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, headway after 4th, pushed along 3 out, 4th and held before last, no extra flat op 6/1

5^th

Mexican Boy

510-12

33/1

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in rear, some headway when slow 3 out, soon nudged along, given reminder and well held by leaders after 2 out op 28/1

6^th

3 ¾

Truckin With Paddy

610-12

125/1

T: P G MurphyJ: Harry Bannister

Mid-division, slow and lost place 2nd, no impression on leaders before 3 out, plugged on op 50/1 tchd 150/1

7^th

Supasunrise

510-12

25/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear on inside, took keen hold, closed 2nd, ridden and weakened from 2 out op 22/1

8^th

Welsby

910-12

150/1

T: D FaulknerJ: Nick Scholfield

Soon chasing leaders, not fluent 1st, jumped right 2nd, weakened before 3 out, mistake last op 80/1

9^th

Flash Klass

610-12

125/1

T: D BraceJ: C Brace

Led, mistake 1st, not fluent 2nd, headed after 4th, soon weakened, tailed off op 66/1 tchd 150/1

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Non-Runners

Let's Have Another¹³²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Carry On The Magic¹⁷⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.10Pl:£1.02, £1.90, £3.70EX:£3.70Trifecta:£24.90SF:£3.87Swingers:£1.60, £3.70, £13.60

Forecasts

Knappers Hill (2/13), Earth Business (5/1), Let's Have Another (10/1), Pikar (11/1), Carry On The Magic (16/1), The Plimsoll Line (20/1), Supasunrise (25/1), Mexican Boy (33/1), Truckin With Paddy (125/1), Flash Klass (125/1), Welsby (150/1)

It's hard to look beyond KNAPPERS HILL, a smart, unbeaten bumper performer who rates an exciting prospect for novice hurdling. Earth Business still looked green when third at Taunton in the spring, so is open to further improvement, while Pikar is a respected newcomer from another top stable.

KNAPPERS HILL (IRE)
EARTH BUSINESS (IRE)
PIKAR (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Flic Ou Voyou

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 6

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

4/7

Prize Money

1st: £4,738.002nd: £2,183.003rd: £1,091.004th: £546.00